T-Mobile myTouch2 or myTouch Slide shows its less-than-pretty face?

We know that many of you T-Mobile Android fans have stuck by the G1 for one reason, and one reason only — a physical QWERTY keyboard. If you haven’t jumped ship to Verizon for the DROID and some button-clicking goodness, you’ll be happy to know that the HTC myTouch 2 for T-Mobile, or myTouch Slide, will have just about everything you want in an Android device and then some. From the images, assuming they’re the real deal, the physical keyboard looks like it might be a pleasure to use with well-defined spacing and will resemble HTC’s Touch Pro2 styling. As far as specs go, here’s what is known so far:

1300mAh battery

MicroSD memory cardslot is accessible without battery removal. It is a push to insert and push to remove design.

Optical trackpad.

Camera with LED flash.

3.5 mm Headset Jack

Slide-out 4 row QWERTY keyboard

320×480 screen resolution.

ARM11 processor.

Nothing terribly impressive as far as hardware, or at least nothing you’re not used to. We’re also hoping that the image is just of a prototype and not a final design, because it looks like it fell from the top of the fug tree and hit every branch on its way down.

That keyboard looks far superior to the Droid. The spacing and offset keys are much better for typing than the Droid’s (trying typing on it without looking). And, the space around the keybd is free and clear (unlike the side of the G1).

Chris

wow that thing is hideous. Even though the G1 wasn’t exactly a looker, at least it looked like it meant business. This thing looks like it was designed by Fisher Price on top of being hideous.

Nokia N900

That is pretty UGLY.

http://www.applebythehour.com Nokia N900

Well, gosh. Can the kettle be any blacker. Thanks for the new name by the way. I think I will use this handle.

Nokia N900

Makes no difference to me. It’s just a tech info website, it’s not like you’re stealing my real identity. I was thinking about changing my handle to iMaxiPad anyway LOL

Dan

This is just a prototype.

I actually like this except the processor is a bit gun shy for my tastes.

I like how they ditched that trackball. Trackballs are good, but they get really dirty looking and get stuck.

Polish a little shiny white paint on this and it will look much better.

Hopefully it’s a little thinner than the G1. I’d get one of these as a backup phone.

http://www.bgr.com Marc Flores

It’s definitely a good thing that they’re taking a cue from the Samsung Moment and tossing the trackball in favor of the optical pad.

Peter Cuevas

I too liked the optical pad on the moment…my friend just got the moment, I played with it a bit yesterday…

Peter Cuevas

I hope that’s just the proto type, because it’s ugly…I also hope that some soft touch finish is added because the current mytouch 3G feels plasticky and cheapish, like a toy phone….

Dan

Oh yeah this has a flash and 3.5 mm jack which makes it even better.

This is not supposed to compete with the iPhone or Nexus One crowd.

See the device for what it is and take your nerd glasses off for a second. Lots of people into entry level smartphones will like this.

Dan

Camera flash I mean…. ;-)

JFA

IF they add a better processor, this might be my next phone.

If they keep that same tired ass processor, then i’ll deal with it on my CLIQ.

Can we get more higher end QWERTY android phones please, HTC & T-Mobile?!

chris

something about it just doesn’t seem right. the design looks like something from the MDA era and what is the icon on the right-most front button? im having a hard time believing this is the follow-up to the myTouch. Though it seems dated now, the myTouch is a nice looking and feeling piece of hardware. it fits in your hand nicely and everything seems well thought out (save for the lack of a dedicated camera button and 3.5mm headphone jack). this seems big and kludgey. with phones like the nexus one out and bravo around the corner, i find it hard to believe HTC would ship something like this.

Jonathan:Brazil!

Lets just hope it’s a prototype. Cause if not, that SH!T is ugly! It looks like it was a 1980’s phone gone wrong!

andrew

Name the top five best phones of all time.

1.mytouch
2.mytouch
3.mytouch
4.mytouch
5.mytouch

because they text hot fire!!

Jarred

Amazing Andrew!!! Im starting to like this cock bag a little more everyday!

http://www.applebythehour.com Nokia N900

Wow, you like cock bags?

sam

Looks like the helio ocean 2

dave .c

i saw the title of the post first and got excited ! then once i saw the picture i was like ….ew.

SomeYoungGuy

What’s the screen size?

Chris

Another cookie cutter phone from HTC. This why I love my Moto Droid it stands out in the crowd

Ben

I guess to each his own, but none of my staff find the Droid attractive.

If anything I’ve been told it’s heavy, boxy and freezes up a lot.

To me the Droid looks like a huge stainless steel fridge you see at your local appliance store.

Nokia N900

@Nokia N900,

If the Pad fits. Amazing how much you don’t like Apple but you continue to chat them up.

Cheers

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

Channan

What? Am I alone in thinking the phone actually looks pretty nice?

I guess I am.

JFA

I think those flush buttons should be touch sensitive, it could help improve its look.

Also, a bigger screen wouldn’t hurt, but then the whole phone would have to be redesigned.

Still to me, the deal braker would be the processor. PLEASE HTC LISTEN TO US AND DUMP OUT THOSE ARM 11s WHILE YOU CAN